New American Standard Bible 1995

Judges 18:3-6

3When they were nearעִם־'im-H5973the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Micahמִיכָ֔הmi.KhahH4318,they recognizedהִכִּ֔ירוּhi.Ki.ruH5234the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of the youngהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288,the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֑יha.le.ViH3881;and they turnedH5493asideוַיָּס֣וּרוּvai.ya.Su.ruH5493thereשָׁ֗םShamH8033and saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310broughtהֱבִיאֲךָ֣he.vi.'a.KhaH935you hereהֲלֹ֔םha.LomH1988?And whatוּמָֽה־u.mah-H4100are you doingעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213in thisבָּזֶ֖הba.ZehH2088place?And whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100do you have hereפֹֽה׃FohH6311?”

4He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Thusכָּזֹ֣הka.ZohH2090and soוְכָזֶ֔הve.kha.ZehH2088has Micahמִיכָ֑הmi.KhahH4318doneעָ֥שָׂה'A.sahH6213to me, and he has hiredוַיִּשְׂכְּרֵ֕נִיvai.yis.ke.Re.niH7936me andI haveH1961becomeוָאֱהִי־va.'e.hi-H1961his priestלְכֹהֵֽן׃le.kho.HenH3548.”

5They saidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Inquireשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592of Godבֵאלֹהִ֑יםve.lo.HimH430,pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994,that we may knowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045whether our wayדַּרְכֵּ֔נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870on whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we are goingהֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.KhimH1980will be prosperousהֲתַצְלִ֣יחַha.tatz.Li.achH6743.”

6The priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Goלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980in peaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965;your wayדַּרְכְּכֶ֖םdar.ke.KhemH1870in whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are goingתֵּֽלְכוּ־te.le.khu-H1980has the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068approvalנֹ֣כַחNo.khachH5227.”

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